WRAP  - The circular economy and resource efficiiency experts, (www.wrap.org.uk), offer a useful .pdf guide on significantly reducing food waste in schools.

Their proven advice will not only reduce the amount of food wasted by schools, (thus saving money), but as a side effect actually promotes the uptake of school meals and makes school kitchens more profitable.

By pre-ordering their meals, students are assured of receiving their first meal choice everytime, even if they're on the last sitting. And by avoiding the disappointment of being landed with a lunch that they don't like, they're encouraged to choose the school meal option over a packed lunch.

As a pupil selects the meal type they'd like in the morning, they receive a colour coded wristband in exchange. The numbers of each pre-ordered meal is communicated to the kitchen who then know the exact number of meals to produce.

Pupils exchange their bands at lunch time for the exact meal they like.

Increasing uptake and reducing waste are excellent targets for schools and easily achievable with this simple system.

Our reusable wristbands are available in a range of colours to suit your school's menu. There are a choice of two sizes based on pupil age and they are produced in 100% anti-allergy silicone.

Buy your selection in one of our money saving Multi-Packs initially, then easily top up as required with bags of 50 wristbands.

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Please download the WRAP guide here.

This interesting report by Stroud News explores the benefits of using colour coded wristbands for school meal systems.

Chicken or beef? What about fish, vegetarian or a jacket potato? A new scheme is helping prevent disappointment for primary school pupils at lunchtime.

With three choices a day for school dinners, sometimes a child will end up disappointed when their favourite runs out before they get to the counter. But a new scheme being piloted at around 40 schools in the county is changing that.

Schools taking part in the scheme include: · Barnwood C of E Primary · Berkeley · Blakeney · Cashes Green, Stroud · Castle Hill, Brockworth · Chesterton, Cirencester · Dursley C of E Primary · Forest View, Cinderford  

Children choose their food when they arrive at school in the morning and are given a coloured wristband corresponding to a particular dish. They then redeem the wristbands at lunchtime for the right meals – making for happier children and easier meal planning for caterers.

School meal uptake is already up by around 3% at schools which offer the system. More schools are keen to introduce the wristbands and the county council and school caterers Edwards and Ward are struggling to keep up with the demand.

Brett Stevenson, Headteacher, Blakeney Primary School, said: “We already know the school dinners are healthy and balanced, but now the wristbands are making sure children get what they want to eat at lunchtime. With children getting their first choice they are happier and we are even seeing an increase in children choosing school dinners over packed lunches.”

Jane Woolf from Edwards and Ward said: “At Edwards and Ward we are very keen to see children eating a healthy balanced diet. The way to see children actually get to eat what they choose is to allocate a colour co-ordinated wrist band. It also makes the whole experience fun.”

Cllr Jackie Hall, Cabinet member for schools, said: “A healthy balanced meal at lunchtime can really make a difference to children’s ability to learn and behaviour. I welcome any scheme which helps make it easier for children to get a good meal at lunchtime.”

School-Wristbands.co.uk specialise in supplying schools while working in harmony with your specific order and payment systems.

We provide wristbands for lunch systems, school trips and offer a range of award and incentives too. To review our products please click here.

Save money, increase uptake and have happy kids with school wristbands!

Many schools are joining a pilot scheme to increase the uptake of their school dinners, reduce waste and all while avoiding the disappointment of running out of a child's first choice. Here's how it works;

Each day, the child selects their meal type & is given a corresponding colour-coded wristband. For example, red for meat, blue for jacket potato & green for a vegetarian option.

The quantity of each colour wristband sold is passed to the kitchen staff, who then know exactly how many of each meal type to produce. Significantly reducing waste!

At lunchtime, the child simply exchanges their wristband for their chosen meal and so always get a meal that they like. This encourages them to have school meals more often and increases uptake.

At www.School-Wristbands.co.uk we specialise in supplying School Dinner Wristbands. Our school lunch wristbands are available in packs of 50 pcs, in two sizes, (infant wirstbands & junior wristbands) and in a range of colours to suit your school's menu options. 

Multi-packs offering assorted colours & sizes are available too, representing great value!

Express delivery is standard, VAT is included & there's payment options to suit all systems.

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Buy more and save money with our Multi-Packs.

As a school, you may be looking for the most affordable way to buy your wristband supplies. 

We recommend our Multi-Packs that come in different sizes and allow you to mix n' match the contents. And the more you buy, the cheaper they get.

Multi-Packs start from just 300 pcs, a pack size that allows you to choose up to 6 assorted bags of 50 wristbands.

Available from our online shop by scrolling down once you're in the category.

Perfect Attendance Wristbands

How do you encourage students to practice good attendance? Simple... by rewarding positive behaviour.

Presenting our special Perfect Attendance wristbands as a fun gift for students who arrive on time at morning assembly is a great way to acknowledge their efforts. And far better than handing down punishments for poor results.

Pupils love to receive them as a visible statement to show off their 100% attendance record, making their classmates strive to try and achieve one too. 

Cost effective and availble in bags of 50's from our express UK stock, they're a great incentive.

School Trip Wristbands for additional student safety.

With our silicone school trip wristbands, you can print your school name and an emergency contact number as a precaution for students who may get lost or separated from the group.

Helpful for identifying students in areas where there are other school groups and making your students stand out from the crowd.

Your custom printed, reusable wristbands will be designed for you by our professional designers, to match your school's colours and are durable enough to be re-cycled for many trips.

Or if printed with the trip's theme, they can be left with the students afterwards as a keepsake to remind them of their experience.

Starting at just £199.00 for 200 Wristbands including VAT and Express UK Delivery.

Students respond best when incentivised and even something as simple as a gold star sticker has been working for Teachers for years!

Our stock range of awards & incentive school wristbands are designed along the same lines of thought - but with a little more appeal.

Available in a choice of sizes and ready for immediate dispatch, our school wristbands can be used in conjunction with competitions and specific learning modules.

Check out our shop for more information and for convenience, you can even order online.

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Royal blue school dinner wristbands are available now!

Choose from Infant 160mm or Junior 180mm sizes - 50 pcs per bag.

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